Volkswagen IQ.Drive.Something more than the equipment package

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Volkswagen IQ.Drive.What is his composition?

IQ.Drive is a new philosophy and a package of advanced Volkswagen equipment that affects many aspects of driving - from safety to travel comfort.As long as the most of the elements that are part of the new set have been available in the Touareg model, so now all solutions will be present in the refreshed Passat.And what is we talking about? The most important is the Travel Assist system, which includes many subsystems and functions, and all this allows, among others, partially automatic driving at a speed of up to 210 km/h (up to 250 km/h in Touareg).It is of course predictive, adaptive cruise control, operating up to 210 km/h (up to 250 km/h in Touareg), a dead field monitoring system and an active lane assistant, a system reading traffic signs and many others, helping during distant travels and helping the driver from many activities.

Volkswagen Passat, as the first after the Touareg model, is also equipped with IQ matrix headlights.Light.Although their construction is slightly simpler and consists of, among others, fewer light points, but the principle of their operation is practically the same as in the larger model.The capacitive steering wheel is also new, which reacts to touch.Thanks to this, the driver does not have to perform a delicate steering wheel from time to time, so that the system recognizes that it controls the car.Just touch on the steering wheel wreath.

Volkswagen IQ.Drive.How does it work in practice?

The number of systems is so huge that it is impossible to test every nuance during a few hundred -kilometer route.Fortunately, the Estonian weather and the season of the year meant that most of the elements could be checked in practice, e.g..on the roads running through the forest, with almost non -existent traffic and in total darkness.

IQ lighting is the most impressive.Light.In the Touareg model, in one lamp we will find far over 100 light points, in the passage there is less than 50 per lamp.Of course, this translates into the accuracy of the system operation and the overall brightness and intensity of light, but the general rule is the same, as is the spectacularity and accuracy of action.In total darkness, when there are only a few cars on the road, we could clearly see and evaluate it.

See also: Used BMW X5.Is it worth buying?I had the opportunity to drive a passat with an IQ light system.Light, Touareg was driving ahead of me, another passat behind me.Of course, we all used the Dynamic Light Assist function, thanks to which we could turn on the road lights permanently, which dynamically illuminates the space in front of the car and as soon as the car appears in front of us or from the opposite direction, the lamps "cut out" a dark fragment so as not to dazzle the driver.All this thanks to the possibility of terminating individual areas where other vehicles are located, which minimizes the risk of dazzling.The entire Dynamic Light Assist system is active from 65 km/h, while the camera's view is up to 1000 meters in good weather conditions.Another model from IQ followed me.Light with traffic lights turned on and even in the slightest I did not feel the discomfort associated with the light reflected in the mirrors.In addition, to minimize the risk of blinding even more, the system is deactivated when we drive close to the vehicle in front of us, will recognize street lighting, e.g..in the city or around the road nodes and at speeds below 30 km/h.By the way, we could also check how in such difficult conditions Predictive Cruise Control, i.e. a proactive cruise control, which adapts the car speed to navigation data, e.g..speed limit signs, signs of built -up area, as well as changes in road infrastructure, i.e..Road mileage, i.e. dangerous bends, intersections, intersections with circular traffic, etc..This system is active in the speed range from 30 to 210 km/h (in the Touareg model from 0 to 250 km/h), so in almost every situation during a long journey.Everything worked quite efficiently, although from time to time the reaction is either too late or too violent.Sometimes it was necessary to "help" to accelerate so as not to pave the movement.During long journeys on the road with low traffic, this function is invaluable, but when the traffic increases, it is better to have everything under personal control.

Volkswagen IQ.Drive.Night Vision system

In the Volkswagen Touareg model you will also find an assistant at night or Night Vision.Using a thermal imaging camera, which can be found behind the radiator cover (it has an additional cleaning nozzle) and ultrasonic sensors in the VW logo at the front, the system displays an image from the infrared environment with visible silhouettes of people and animals on the indicator table.The system is able to detect in the dark of pedestrians, cyclists and larger animals that are in front of the car.If necessary, even if the driver does not use the image preview on the indicator board, the system will display a possible threat with selecting it on orange.When a man or animal is on the track, the warning will be displayed in red.Everything works above 10 km/h.At speeds below 50 km/h, all functions are hidden and operate discreetly, but after exceeding 60 km/h, the system warns a man walking along the side of the lights.There are, of course, some restrictions.The system does not work at a temperature above 28 degrees Celsius due to the too little difference in the heat between the environment and man.Problems may also arise during rain.The monitored area is up to 300 meters in front of the vehicle, although in practice the system is able to detect and warn against a threat at a distance of 8 to 130 meters in front of the car.

Volkswagen IQ.Drive.Summary

During several hours of testing, we could pre -assess how advanced IQ systems are doing.Drive, including sensational IQ headlights.Light.Everything went according to plan, although of course it happened several times that you had to help the car, slightly improve the cruise control etc.This does not mean, of course, that the system is poorly developed, but that the automatic driving functions are still insufficient to give the machine to the machine.All this certainly goes in the right direction and with skillful use with a lot of reason, slowly to significantly improve comfort and safety while traveling.